Brush.



' L. H. PPLEGHARDT.

BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED MAY21,1910.

Patented Sept.27, 1910.

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LEWIS H. PFLEGHARDT, OF FAYEITE CITY, PENNSYLVANIA.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lnwis H. PFLEGHARDT, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Fayette City, in the county of Fayette and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBrushes, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to brushes used for scrubbing purposes, and theprimary object of my invention is to provide the handle or top of abrush with an adjustable scraper that can be advantageously used forremoving dirt and other matter that adheres to a surface and can not beordinarily removed by the brush proper.

Another object of my invention is to provide a brush with a scraper thatcan be adjusted whereby it can be conveniently used, or adjusted inposition in proximity to the brush sol as not to interfere with thescrubbing operation.

A further object of this invention is to provide a brush with anattachment that is simple, durable, inexpensive to manufacture andeicient for cleansing purposes.

These and such other objects as may hereinafter appear are attained by amechanical construction to be hereinafter specifically described andthen claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing forming a part of thisspecification, where- 1n:--

Figure 1 is a plan of the brush, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same,Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the brush, and Fig.11 is a section on line Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrow.

In the accompanying drawing the reference numeral l denotes an oblongbrush body provided with a yieldable and flexible scouring element 2,preferably made of groups of bristles mounted in the under side of thebody 1, the scouring element being of the ordinary and well known typegenerally used in connection with scrub brushes.

r1`he top of the body 1 at one end thereof is provided with alongitudinal groove 3 extending` from a point approximately central ofthe body 1 to the end thereof. Mounted over this groove is an oblongplate 4 having the rear end thereof connected to the body 1 by a screwor other fastening means, while the forward end of said plate is bentdownwardly, as at 6 to engage the for- Specication of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 21, 1910.

Patented Sept. 2?, 1910.

seriai No. 562,715.

ward end of the body 1. The plate 4f upon one side thereof adacent tothe forward end is provided with an apertured lug T and this lug iseomiectcd to the body 1 by a screw 8 or other fastening means. The plate4e is further provided with a longitudinal slot 9 and the forward endthereof is bifurcated as at 10.

Slidably mounted in the groove 3 of the body 1 is a scraper rod 11having the for ward end thereof provided with a transverse scraper head12 and the rear end thereof flattened and apertured, as at 13. Rotatablymounted in the apertured flattened end 13 of the rod 11 is an eye 14Eextending upwardly through the slot 9 of the plate el. `When said eye ispositioned at right angles to the plate 4, the rod 11 is retained in itsadjusted position and when said eye is turned a quarter of a revolutionto aline with the slot 9, the rod 11 can be easily adjusted within thegroove. The bifurcated end 10 of the plate 4s provides clearance for therod 11 when shifted in the groove 3, also preventing the scraper head 12from contacting with the body of the brush 1.

lith the scraper in an extended position and the brush body servingfunctionally as a handle, the scraper head 12 can be used for removingdirt and other matter' that adheres to a surface or is located in acrack or crevice, and after the scraper has been used it is an extremelysimple operation to shift the scraper to a closed position, whereby thebrush can be used just as though the scraper was a separate part of thebrush.

IVhile in the drawing there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of theinvention, it is to be understood that the structural elements thereofcan be varied or changed without departing from the scope of theinvention.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new, is

1. The combination with a brush body having a longitudinally-extendinggroove formed in the outer face thereof, of a plate fixed at one end tothe brush body and having its other end bent at right angles andabuttiiig against one end of the brush body, said plate mounted oversaid groove and provided with a longitudinally-extending slotregistering with the groove, said rightangularly disposed portion ofsaid plate being bifurcated, means extending through the plate inproximity to said right-angnlarly disposed portion and engaging in thebrush head for securing the bent end of the plate to the brush body, arod slidably mounted in said groove and projecting from the angular endof the plate, a scraper head Carried by the outer end of said rod, andmeans carried by the inner end of said rod and extending through saidplate and adapted to hold said rod in an adjusted position.

2. The combination With a brush body having a longitudinally-extendinggroove formed in the outer face thereof, of a plate fixed at one end tothe brush body and having its outer end bent at right angles andabutting against one end of the brush body, said rightangularly-disposed portion of said plate provided With an opening, saidplate mounted over said groove and provided With alongitudinally-extending slot spaced from the opening in said rightangularly-disposed portion, means for securing the plate to the brushbody, a rod slidably mounted in Said groove and projecting from theangular end of the plate, a scraper head carried by the outer end ofsaid rod, and means carried by said rod and extending through said platefor maintaining said rod in an adjustec position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

LEVIS H. PFLEGHARDT. Vitnesses F. O. DEWON, JAS. C. CRENSHAW.

